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Hello reader! Below you can read the news " The world’s first space ‘garbage truck’ will be Swiss ", published on Swissinfo 's website, in 12/05/2020. Good reading! Brazilian Space   The world’s first space ‘garbage truck’ will be Swiss It is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has allocated such a large sum (€86 million) to a start-up. It's Swiss and its mission is to clean up space debris. Swissinfo By Marc-André Miserez December 5, 2020 - 11:00   ClearSpace-1 resembles a giant hand, with four metallic fingers to capture space debris. ESA February 10, 2009, 4.56pm GMT: The American commercial satellite Iridium 33 collides with the Russian military satellite Kosmos 2251 at a speed of almost 42,000 km/h. The two spacecraft disintegrate into more than 600 pieces of scrap metal, which scatter at 20 times the speed of a rifle bullet.   This is the first recorded accident of this kind, but by no means the only one. Some of them are even intentional: the Russi

Hello reader! Below you can read the news " Astroscale, which fixes and extends the life of satellites in orbit, raises $51 million ", published on CNBC's website , in 10/13/2020. It is a very important news about space exploration and sustainability. Greetings and good reading!   Brazilian Space   Astroscale, which fixes and extends the life of satellites in orbit, raises $51 million CNBC   By Michael Sheetz   October 13, 2020, 11:12 AM   Astroscale prepares its satellite for the ELSA-d (End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration) mission (Source: Astroscale)   Satellite services and debris removal specialist Astroscale on Tuesday announced it closed a $51 million round of funding, bringing its total investment to $191 million to date.   "This makes Astroscale the most funded satellite servicing and logistics company globally, and the most funded space venture company in Japan," CEO Nobu Okada said, speaking virtually at the 2020 International Astronauti